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Subject: Re: Gay Marriage


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Liz
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Date Posted: 00:41:21 07/04/05 Mon
In reply to: Erbert 's message, "Gay Marriage" on 23:15:34 07/03/05 Sun
 I believe that gay marriage is perfectly fine- I say let people do what they want if it is not hurting anyone else. If it's about love, don't we need more of that in the world anyway?
I also disagree with Cory's statement, "the children they may adopt will not have an equal representation of the sexes in the household, which is unhealthy for a child." I have read plenty of articles written by children who were either a) adopted by gay parents, or b) raised by a parent who realized later on they were gay. All of these editorials went on to say that at first the child was unaware that their mom/dad was different than other kids' parents. Then they became embarassed and were made fun of (and I know that someone will say the kid doesn't deserve that kind of treatment, and it's their parent's fault for putting them in the situation) but seeing how prejudist and close-minded other people were made the children stand up for their family, and realize that people being gay doesn't really hurt anyone. It is a personal choice and should be respected. Just because a child is raised in a home with gay parents, doesn't mean they won't get a good representation of different sexes. There are tons of kids who have only one parent at home, or who are abused, etc. I would rather have a kid find a good home with loving parents than to have to put up with emotional or physical abuse. Adoption is a wonderful thing, and I think if someone wants to give a child a good home, more power to them.
Finally, my last argument is that in no case should others' religious beliefs be forced on others. This is never fair and goes against the Constitution. This is why I am against making gay marriage illegal; it infringes others' rights and is in no way helping anyone- it only promotes close-mindedness. I am not saying that being homosexual is "right" or "wrong" but it is no one's decision to make but the individual's.
Boo-yah.
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Re: Gay Marriageashley14:19:27 07/05/05 Tue
Re: Gay MarriageErbert15:55:43 07/05/05 Tue

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